MINNEAPOLIS, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwest Corporation's (NYSE: NOB) stockholders have elected Ian M. Rolland, chairman and chief executive officer of Lincoln National Corporation and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, to the Norwest Board.
"As a widely respected leader in the insurance and financial services industries, Ian's knowledge and experience will be of great benefit to Norwest," said Lloyd P. Johnson, chairman of the board of Norwest Corporation. Rolland served as chairman and a director of Lincoln Financial Corporation, based in Fort Wayne, Ind. Norwest acquired Lincoln Financial Corporation earlier this year and Norwest signs were unveiled this month at Lincoln's 62 banking locations in 32 communities in Indiana and western Ohio.
Rolland is a member and former chair of the American Council of Life Insurance, member and former chair of the Health Insurance Association of America, member and former president of the Society of Actuaries, and a member of the board of the Hudson Institute. He also serves on the boards of GTE North, Inc., NIPSCO Industries, Inc. and Tokheim Corporation.
Norwest Corporation is a $45.5 billion company providing banking, insurance, investments and other financial services through 2,065 locations in all 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces and internationally.
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/CONTACT: Larry Haeg of Norwest Corporation, 612-667-7043/
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